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Initiative Description

Human-readable description of the initiative linked to a Treasury Account funding record. It is the descriptive label for the coded 'Initiative' value and explains what the initiative represents in plain language.

Family: Award
Category: Contract Data
Data Type: string
Semantic Type: description
Mapping: flattened_fpds_xml_field
AI Confidence: high

Variable Overview

FPDS Query Variable
content__award__contractData__listOfTreasuryAccounts__treasuryAccount__initiative__description
Title
Initiative Description
FPDS Path
award/contractData/listOfTreasuryAccounts/treasuryAccount/initiative/description
Description
Human-readable description of the initiative linked to a Treasury Account funding record. It is the descriptive label for the coded 'Initiative' value and explains what the initiative represents in plain language.
Business Meaning
This field helps analysts identify the programmatic purpose behind Treasury Account-funded obligations and distinguish among initiatives that may otherwise appear as short codes. It supports reporting, spend classification, and validation of whether funds are associated with the intended initiative.
Example Value
EO: RADICAL TRANSPARENCY ABOUT WASTEFUL SPENDING
Observed Non-Null Count
103,137

FPDS Compare

FPDS Query Variable
content__award__contractData__listOfTreasuryAccounts__treasuryAccount__initiative__description
FPDS XML Path
award/contractData/listOfTreasuryAccounts/treasuryAccount/initiative/description
Mapping Type
flattened_fpds_xml_field
Comparison Summary
FPDS Query flattens the original nested FPDS XML path 'award/contractData/listOfTreasuryAccounts/treasuryAccount/initiative/description' into the SQL-ready variable 'content__award__contractData__listOfTreasuryAccounts__treasuryAccount__initiative__description'.

Paired Field

Relationship
description_of
Variable
Initiative

Use Cases

  • Dictionary lookup and field explanation
  • SQL filtering and grouping
  • Analytical reporting and reusable query building

Common Usage

  • Interpreting coded initiative values in Treasury Account funding data
  • Grouping obligations by initiative description for reporting
  • Validating that the initiative description matches the expected funding purpose

Common Mistakes

  • Using the description alone as a stable key for joins or deduplication
  • Assuming similar descriptions indicate the same underlying initiative code

Query Guidance

Select this field for display, filtering, or validation of initiative text, but join or aggregate on the paired initiative code when a stable identifier is required. In SQL, pair it with the underlying initiative code and use DISTINCT or GROUP BY carefully because descriptions may vary in punctuation or wording across records.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__award__contractData__listOfTreasuryAccounts__treasuryAccount__initiative__description AS initiative_description
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__award__contractData__listOfTreasuryAccounts__treasuryAccount__initiative__description IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Top values

SELECT
    content__award__contractData__listOfTreasuryAccounts__treasuryAccount__initiative__description AS value,
    count() AS record_count
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__award__contractData__listOfTreasuryAccounts__treasuryAccount__initiative__description IS NOT NULL
GROUP BY value
ORDER BY record_count DESC
LIMIT 25

Each dictionary item includes SQL-ready examples generated alongside the variable metadata, allowing immediate use in FPDS Query for filtering, aggregation, and analysis.